News and Research articles on Data sovereignty

Personal data ordering in context: the interaction of meso-level data governance regimes with macro frameworks

Balázs Bodó, University of Amsterdam
Kristina Irion, University of Amsterdam
Heleen Janssen, University of Amsterdam
Alexandra Giannopoulou, University of Amsterdam
PUBLISHED ON: 30 Sep 2021 DOI: 10.14763/2021.3.1581

This article assesses the bidirectional interaction between meso- and macro-level data governance frameworks.

Foreign clouds in the European sky: how US laws affect the privacy of Europeans

Primavera De Filippi, Research and Studies Center of Administrative Science (CERSA/CNRS), Université Paris II (Panthéon-Assas)
PUBLISHED ON: 19 Mar 2013 DOI: 10.14763/2013.1.113

Cloud computing provides a large number of advantages to many internet users. Most of the perceived benefits are related to the concept of ubiquity, or the ability to access data from anywhere at any time, regardless of the device used. Yet, these benefits come at a cost. The widespread deployment of cloud computing services is source of growing concern as regards the fundamental rights of EU citizens.